Apparel belt



Jan. 20, 1.953

R. T. HIcKoK APPAREL BELT Filed Aug. 4, 195o if Il Il Il Il Il Il Il Il /l fl Il Il Il A.

wwnd 77 Hic/(07( @zg-Lew' v 425m t omegs Patented Jan. 20, 1953 UNITED STAT-SES '.OFTFI CE iAPPAREL-"B EI-AT .ff-.Raymond-eT-:Hickak Iwcliestemv N-fassignor to Hickok Manufacturing G,o..Inc.;Rochester,

N. .Y.,y a.. corporation of New'York 1..,Claim. .il

This invention relates to apparelfbelts. "The and the lining or'linerof the belt,.which-isf,the rearface thereof, .are ofrdifferent materials: and possess totally differenty inherent and functional characteristics.

MoreV specically, the apparelv belts .consist of -.afacing, -preferablyyof leather, and. a liningof synthetic material, preferablyqaplastic:material' and which .said materialsareheld. togetherby various means and wherein the lining'or 'lineriof the belt is preferably of much thinner. stocknthan Where the .leather liner isi-.secured to the bodyor f-acingof the belt, thereJare, of course, two materials laminatedorsecured together which both 'possessthm same :inherent characteristics.

While, of course, leather laminated belts, -Whethercontainingia rlining'v or-inot; :have proven satisfactory, ,therefzare :some yolcjectionszzto these beltsthat are now Von :the market. 'Leathergof course, is subjectltofvariations in-temperature rand, consequently, the. flexibleicharacteristics of :a leather apparel belt, whether ,lined or.:not,f:are r-aected; namely.. under extreme. low` degrees .of temperature, the leather would be. rather inexible Whereas to the contrary .inz higher; degrees-.of

- temperature.

Then, 1 too, leather -andl fabricV belts; or other s absorbent vmaterial-.belts are .affected iby; acid perspiration of the wearer. .that leather has bleeding characteristicsyiwhich is occasioned by the perspiration ofthe .wearer It. is a known. .fact

which .activates the chemical tanning element-.lor elements in the leather. Then again, itis rather hard to maintain the bal-ance of elasticity'or lre silience in connection with leather belts.

As distinguished from the prior art4 beltsnow on the market, the present belt which hasfthe plastic relatively thin liningapplied to :the leather facing, and secured thereto in any suitable man ner, is indeed highly'exible and the characteristics of the lining are such that it is not affected by .variations in temperature andthe beltasia .whole retainsits initial flexibility; it is.- not aiectedJby acid-perspiration and thereby :prevents bleeding :invention vis :morer particularly :.directeditolami- A nated apparel beltswherein the facing` of .therbelt of the leather facing or body portion ofthe-belt as the perspiration will be preventedfrom passing throughthe 'liningto the :belt facing or bodygportion. nIn fact; the'liningacts .as a barrieragainst the passing of perspiration therefrompto-,the

. leather vfacing or body. portion; of the, belt.

rAdditionally; by utilizing .the syntheticyplastic lining for the apparel belt, there is a balancegof l:elasticity and resilience in. the .overall'belt `|structure as the front oftthe belt, :whi'ohjsof leather,

pand'jthe lining-possess thesame resilient properties; and; furthermore, this; eliminates piping-or buckling under conditions of bending-.and reverse bending.

Withthe present belt, .the-liningfmay vloe-inthe `form-'of leatherrgrain-...and thus Ithefbelt; may be reversed. and ..the :lining disposed forward z-with :the 'leather in'V the; rear? thereof; fbut this eg is not preferred as the leatherwill .absorb the perspiration of .thewearer and react-chernical1y11nfavcre. ablyv and result in bleedingof the'leather, atleast :'some,:if: notmost, ofthe knownleathers.

yAnother feature of the present inventionis that:vv the lsynthetic liningfmay be perforatedand thus willallow fora-Ventilating and evaporation "function of any. perspiration "that-may, exist v,and impart fnon-slip,or-.non-skid'characteristics .to the 'lining. ".-Irr-v-iewfof the'foregoing, therefora'fit is; -anf object `of' thepresent :invention .te` vprovide a; laminatedrbelt f wherein at least" two. laminations :of .materials possessing entirely differentinherent .characteristicsiare :utilized andthe two saidmaaterialssare 'permanently bound or secured together.

.Another .object of the. invention is to provide an apparelbeltzvvherein. the facing. orfbody.. portion `of thebeltispreferably .in the yform of leather and thealining,.which is substantially ccextensive ..with the inner.v side of! the `belt and permanently secured thereto, .is a plastic.

:Another object :.of the-.invention is= `to :provide an vapparel belt vwherein the facing or front -part Akorfloody., of :the belt isy of k.leather and the-lining, f-whichis preferablyof considerably less .thickness than the. body portion of theV belt, .is a plastic Another Vobject of the invention is to: provide fai leatherbelt having a perforated plastic liner permanently.secured` thereto and substantially coextensive therewith.

iAnother object of ther invention `is tonprovide an apparel belt wherein the body or face portion of the belt is preferably of leather and there is a plastic liner permanently secured thereto and substantially coextensive therewith, and which liner possesses substantially the same resilient and flexible characteristics of the leather and is immune to the unfavorable chemical reaction of perspiration of the wearer and acts as a barrier to prevent such perspiration from reaching the leather portion of the belt.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claim, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational View of the belt constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modification of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Figs. 2 and 3 and showing a still further modiiication of the invention; and

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Figs. 2 through 4 but showing the perforated lining of the belt.

The invention will be more readily understood by referring to the drawings in detail wherein like reference numerals in the several figures of the drawing all denote the same parts.

In the drawing, the entire belt is denoted at B. As to the manner of attaching the buckle 6 to the end l of the belt, this is conventional and may consist of reversely bending the belt as at 8, and this reversely bent, portion is, in this instance, detachably held in such position by snap fasteners or other such similar fasteners 9 and I8. The usual loop I I is provided slightly inwardly of one end of the belt and serves to receive the other end of the beltv I2 therein after it has been engaged by or in the buckle 6. The particular buckle, as shown at 6, is embodied in co-pending application, Serial No. 136,979, led January 5, 1950. This buckle is of the usual ratchet or clamp type and includes a loop I3 through which the bight portion of one end of the belt is positioned and thus the belt and buckle are held in proper association with each other.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the facing or body of the belt, which is of leather, is denoted at I 4 and the plastic lining is denoted at I5. This plastic liner is substantially coextensive with the interior surface of the leather belt and is considerably less in thickness than the thickness of the body portion I4 of the belt. As a matter of fact, the plastic lining I5 is about the thickness of an ordinary sheet of writing paper.

This plastic lining I5, as shown in Figs. l and 2, is permanently secured to the leather body portion I of the belt by means of a line of stitching S which is positioned inwardly of the extreme edges and ends of the liner and the body portion I4. Thus, this stitching serves to securely laminate or bind together the lining I5 with the leather body portion I4 or vice versa.

In the modication as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the liner or lining I5, in addition to the stitching S, is secured to the leather facing or body portion of the belt by means of a coating or application of an adhesive such as cement or the like I6. and this adhesive may be in the form of a coating or otherwise and is substantially coextensive with the inner face Il of the body portion I4 of the belt and likewise, coextensive, of course, with the inner face of the plastic lining l5.

In the modication of the invention as shown in Fig. 4, the lining or liner I5 is secured to the inner face Il of the leather belt body I4 solely by means of an adhesive I8 and no stitching is utilized.

In the modication of the invention as shown in Fig. 5, which is a rear elevational view of a portion of the belt, the liner I5 is provided with a series or plurality of perforations P substantially throughout the length of the liner, and these perforations may be in any form but, as here shown, are circular and it is understood that the perforations do not extend through or into the body portion I4 but only in the lining l5. However, if it is desired, these perforations, of course, could extend through both the liner I5 and body portion I4. Additionally, of course, if a buckle having a tongue is used, the free end of the belt, therefore, will have a series of n-line spaced perforations in order that the tongue of the buckle may be engaged in any selected perforation and thus engage or secure the free end of the belt to the buckle.

The cements or adhesives I5 and I8, hereinbefore referred to, are preferably of the thermoplastic type but a thermosetting adhesive may, of course, be utilized and, in this latter connection, heat would have to be applied to effect the uniting of the latter with the leather body portion of the belt. It has been found that adhesives or cements, such as solvent type cements or solvent type rubber cements are quite eiective in bonding the plastic liner to the leather belt and, in this connection, cements known as Angers Cement SB533-B; Le Pages Cement #2338 and New York Rubber Companys Cement #61, have been used effectively.

As regards the synthetic liner or lining I5, vinyl-cholride-vinylidene-chloride copolymer resins may be used and, additionally, vinylidenechloride resins are also suitable.

The plastic liner or lining I5 may be suitably ornamented to represent leather grain which will match the leather grain of the leather body portion I4 of the belt or, of course, the liner could be plain or ornamented in any suitable manner. The liner may be of the same color as the body portion of the belt or, if desired, this liner may be of a different or contrasting color to the body of the belt. For instance, if the liner of the belt is colored blue and suitably provided with surface ornamentation or plain, and the body portion I4 of the belt is natural leather, the belt could thereby be reversed and the liner be on the outside when in use on the wearer and, in eiect, the wearer would have the benefit of two colors in one belt and could select either one that he wished to appear on the outside.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the liner or lining I5 can be attached to the leather body portion Ill of the belt either by stitching alone, Fig. 2; stitching plus an adhesive such as cement, Fig. 3; and cement alone such as in Fig. 4. In all forms and modications of the invention, the liner may be provided with perforations P, if desired. The perforations, of course, provide for ventilation and prevent bleeding due to perspiration of the wearer. The relative thickness of the liner with respect to the body portion of the belt is such that the belt possesses all of the necessary iiexible and resilient characteristics and will not be aieeted by temperature variations, perspiration, etc. such as is common to known leather belts.

It might be mentioned that, when the liner is applied to the inner surface of the belt, all edges, including side and end edges, of the belt with the liner permanently secured thereto, are such that the liner is hardly discernible to the naked eye and, in eiect, the belt appears to be of one piece of material whereas it actually is a laminated material of leather and plastic.

What is claimed is:

An apparel belt comprising a body censisting of an elongated leather strap having inner and outer surfaces and being of a length adapting '1t to pass about a persons waist, and a lining consisting of an elongated strip of thin flexible moisture-proof plastic of the vinylidine-chloride resin type, said lining being of the same length and Width as the leather strap, said lining strip being adhesively secured throughout its entire area against the inner surface of said leather strap in flat contacting engagement therewith for its full length and width and having marginal edges flush with marginal edges of the strap, and 'fastening means for releasably securing ends of the belt together.

RAYMOND T. HCKOK.

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